Hanoi Opera House to welcome visitors

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi Opera House is
scheduled to open for tours from June 2017, allowing domestic and international
tourists to learn about Vietnam’s history, architecture and art.

The move aims to preserve traditional art and
culture as well as developing tourism, according to the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism.

It will serve visitors seven days a week, with
visitors able to learn about history and architecture, enjoy art performances,
and visit the VIP room of the theatre and the display room.

Up to 20 people can visit the theatre at a time,
with art performances lasting about 80 minutes.

Additionally, the Department of Performing Arts will
host three art programmes staged by the Vietnamese music song and dance
theatre, the Vietnamese classical drama (Tuong) Theatre, and the Vietnamese
contemporary art theatre.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
will support Hanoi Opera House to open tours and popularize the service among
travel companies and hotels.

Built between 1901 and 1911 by the French
colonial administration, Hanoi Opera House holds historical, architectural, and
artistic values.

The theatre is historical evidence of the
capital’s cultural and social development in the colonial French period
(1857-1945).

The opera house and its square witnessed
important historical events, including the August Revolution in 1945. -VNA